The source of style for all Queensland Government agencies is the Style manual for authors, editors and printers, as mandated in the Queensland Government Corporate Identity Manual * (pp. 25, 69).
The government standard reference for spelling in Australia is the Macquarie Dictionary (3rd edn, 2002).
All the following material is based on these sources.
Some agencies also have a supplementary in-house guide for department-specific terminology and conventions.
Acronyms and abbreviations
Addresses (postal and web)
Apostrophes
Bulleted and numbered lists
Capitalisation
Dashes: hyphens, ens and ems
Dates
Legislation
Numbers and measurement
Referencing
* - only available online to Queensland Government employees.
Reference
Commonwealth of Australia 2002, Style Manual for authors, editors and printers 6th edition, John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd, Canberra.
Last updated 02 August 2005
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